Barreca Blacktop Sealcoating

I've used them for the past 8 years- they've always come when they're supposed to and do a nice job. And it doesn't hurt to mention:the price is right

Barreca Blacktop Sealcoating did an outstanding job, filled all the cracks as promised, applied the coating keeping the adjacent grass & concrete clear of any coating. Their price was substantially lower than the other quote - picked them because they had an A rating, the other company had a B rating. Barreca definitely deserves the A rating.

They did a good job overall. They used sand to fill the cracks before applying the tar. The only downside was that I was supposed to call in the morning to find out when they were going to come but they arrived at 8:00 am which caught me off guard. But not a big deal.

The quality of work was not up to par.....I have used them for years - this was the first time I feel that they did a bad job.

good job. Crack fill not the best and they did get tar on cement step but I have used them for years. I am trying someone else this year though.

Excellent! Great communication, super work. I was super pleased with the work.

I think my issue was the quality of their material/product used. Relative to our neighbors who used other companies and completed a seal coat around the same time as we did, the seal coating and crack filing seemed to be poor to fair quality and started deteriorating very quickly. They were professional and punctual.

Great experience overall. I think ownership does a great job in servicing customers until they're happy. I would use them again.

This company used to deliver a very good job. This is the reason why we hired them last fall. however we found out that this time it's different -- it looks the company outsourced the work by hiring a lot of Mexicans who are not very good at the job skills. The major cracks on the center of the driveway (each about 4~7 feet long,2~3 millimeter wide) were not filled by them at all. We called back and asked them to re-do the work -- they made us wait for at least 3 more week before they sent the Mexicans over for the 2nd time, but those guys still didn't fill those major cracks, instead they filled some shorter cracks on the edge of the driveway. Figuring out that maybe the Mexicans did not understand the requirements that the company gave to them, also we were tired from having to wait for them for a long time, we did not call the company again. In the past winter and spring, we noticed that when it rained, or when the snow got melt, the water would flow down to those major cracks on the driveway. What can we say, we spent over 100 dollars and achieved nothing!

They are very nice and I use them every summer. One year they came and it rained and it washed off. I called them and they came out a couple of weeks later and re did it without charge.

They didn't-- coating not only the asphalt, but also caked on dirt that was not swept away as promised. They came back to correct the obviously defective portions, but I suspect that the seal coating will not last long.

The crew showed up time and worked quickly. When rain came unexpectedly during the drying period, they scheduled a follow-up date to re-coat the driveway.

Crew showed up when scheduled and completed job.

They do excellent work. They fill in all the holes, they even fill it in with sand before they put a hole sealer on it and then they do the coating. A lot of people are cheaper but what they do is not the same.

Went well. They showed up promptly and were professional, neat and fast.

I wasn't home when this was done. They did a good job and I used them two years in a row. They were easy to communicate with and responsive.

They did a fantastic job. They came with three guys and it is like watching a dance when they do the work. They are so professional and I have been very pleased with them anytime that I have used them. I would recommend them to anyone.

Crew can be sloppy but not if you watch them. They did a good job on the drive, but there have been some small issues. We did not contact the company and will use them again.

I received an unsolicited quote in the mail. It contained a unique quote number so it was apparent that this was not just some generic mailing but they actually evaluated the job via inspection or Internet mapping services. The quote was in line with the size of my driveway in that we actually have two driveways that converge. I set the appointment up and entered all payment information on line. The work was done on time and the quality was very good - much better than my past experiences with other companies. I never talked to anyone to set up or pay for the service. I did mark off with masking tape areas we did not want treated. My wife was present when the team arrived and reports that they were very courteous. They followed our instructions and they respected the marked off areas. For a little more than the materials would have cost me to do this myself, the entire job was quickly done by a professional team. When I did it myself or had other firms sealcoat the driveway, the job did not look as good after only a few months. This job still looks great and I believe the materials Barreca used were superior to what can be purchased at the local home centers.

The company seal coated the driveway, but large stains appeared on the driveway immediately after. I was told that the stains appeared because it rained prior to the driveway drying. Barreca did come back out, at no charge, but there continues to be a larrge stain on the driveway (that was not there prior to the work being done). In addition, I continue to get tar all over my house, as the material they used somehow attaches to shoes and mars or wood flooring. In addition, they workers on the first job were sloppy and left tar stains on the brick pavers around the driveway.

Originally, Barreca came in July to sealcoat the driveway. Over the next couple of weeks some spots appeared on my driveway that looked like the sealcoating was missing. I called Barreca and Paul, the owner, came out to inspect. He offered to put on a second coat and suggested we wait until there was cooler weather rather than doing it during the possible 90 degree days of July and August. I felt this was a great suggestion and in September they came back out and applied another coating and everything looks fine now.

Barreca dispatches 70 trucks daily from Joliet and Mundelein for seal coating. The business was started by the owner(s) right out of college. I received a flyer in the mail with a quote and threw it out. Later, I called for an appointment and I was scheduled the next week. They honored the quote (they were able to look it up in their system), and Peter knocked off an additional $10 because I mentioned I was an Angie's list member. I was the first of 5 appointments for the crew that arrived. They listened to my instructions, laughed at my bad jokes and were friendly. No issues. They did a nice job.

The driveway was seal coated and the cracks were filled per the contract. However the workers splashed sealer onto the lower left side of the garage door and adjacent trim and even onto our stone work. Needless to say I was rather upset. I called to complain and I was told that someone would be out to correct the problem. I left for vacation the day after I spoke with them. When I returned, I saw that the cleaning had been done, but areas of paint on the garage door and surrounding trim had been removed in the cleaning process! Thankfully, the stone work was cleaned properly. I just finished repainting the garage door and the adjacent trim work around the door. Needless to say, I will never use this company again.

Service was prompt but costs continue to go up each year

I wasn't at home when they refinished our driveway. They did an OK job except that the asphalt seems to stain with the slighest bit of rain (the puddle dries and has to be scrubbed to look nice again).